OT: More politics

lewmew · 2008-11-25T15:46:18+00:00

Just to spice things up a bit: From WorldNetDaily:Liberals clinically mad, concludes top psychiatristEminent doctor makes case leftist ideology is a mental disorderPosted: November 12, 20086:33 pm EasternWASHINGTON =96 Just when liberals thought it was safe to startidentifying themselves as such, an acclaimed, veteran psychiatrist ismaking the case that the ideology motivating them is actually a mentaldisorder."Based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions, modern liberalsrelentlessly undermine the most important principles on which ourfreedoms were founded," says Dr. Lyle Rossiter, author of the newbook, "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of PoliticalMadness." "Like spoiled, angry children, they rebel against the normalresponsibilities of adulthood and demand that a parental governmentmeet their needs from cradle to grave."While political activists on the other side of the spectrum have madesimilar observations, Rossiter boasts professional credentials and alife virtually free of activism and links to "the vast right-wingconspiracy."For more than 35 years he has diagnosed and treated more than 1,500patients as a board-certified clinical psychiatrist and examined morethan 2,700 civil and criminal cases as a board-certified forensicpsychiatrist. He received his medical and psychiatric training at theUniversity of Chicago .Rossiter says the kind of liberalism being displayed by both BarackObama and his Democratic primary opponent Hillary Clinton can only beunderstood as a psychological disorder."A social scientist who understands human nature will not dismiss thevital roles of free choice, voluntary cooperation and moral integrity=96 as liberals do," he says. "A political leader who understands humannature will not ignore individual differences in talent, drive,personal appeal and work ethic, and then try to impose economic andsocial equality on the population =96 as liberals do. And a legislatorwho understands human nature will not create an...

OT: More politics

Nov 25, 2008 23 Replies

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lucretia borgia 17 years ago

True enough.

It would have all been over, I was amazed when he stopped short.

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epc123 17 years ago

It wouldn't have been all over. We would have had the same mess we have today, except that some of the terrorists would have been less well organized.

Elizabeth

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lucretia borgia 17 years ago

I don't think the mess would have been nearly as bad. Troops could have kept the two factions from each other in a much more orderly way. Well, three factions I suppose if you add the Kurds.

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epc123 17 years ago

I disagree strongly. The Bathist party had already done far too much damage for there not to be a desire for retribution and it's not as if the population is neatly parcelled into distinct portions of the country. The troops would have had the same problems then that they have now.

Elizabeth

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